Personalizing interaction with a structure

ABSTRACT

Methods, devices, and systems for personalizing interaction with a structure are described herein. One method includes determining a comfort preference associated with a user of a mobile device corresponding to a particular location with respect to a structure, storing the comfort preference in a memory, and modifying an operation of at least one device in the structure to provide the comfort preference responsive to a distance between the mobile device and the particular location being less than a particular threshold.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No.14/556,919, filed Dec. 11, 2014, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,485,344, the entirecontents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to methods, devices, and systems forpersonalizing interaction with a structure.

BACKGROUND

Structures (e.g., homes, hotels, motels, office buildings, etc.) containdevices designed to provide comfortable living conditions. Such devicescan, for example, provide security and/or control temperature, lighting,ventilation, and/or humidity, among others. A person's interaction with(or comfort within) a structure can include interaction with thesedevices.

Some previous approaches to personalizing interaction with a structureseek to enhance user interaction by automating the structure and/ordevices within the structure. Using previous approaches, a person mayneed to physically interact with sensors, controllers, actuators, and/orother devices. Alternatively, previous approaches may employcustom-built hardware which may be costly to manufacture and/or install.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 illustrates a system for personalizing interaction with astructure in accordance with one or more embodiments of the presentdisclosure.

FIG. 2 illustrates a method for personalizing interaction with astructure in accordance with one or more embodiments of the presentdisclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Methods, devices, and systems for personalizing user interaction with astructure are described herein. For example, one or more embodimentsinclude determining a comfort preference associated with a user of amobile device corresponding to a particular location with respect to astructure, storing the comfort preference in a memory, and modifying anoperation of at least one device in the structure to provide the comfortpreference responsive to a distance between the mobile device and theparticular location being less than a particular threshold.

Interaction personalization in accordance with one or more embodimentsof the present disclosure can include allowing a device associated witha user to interact with (e.g., modify one or more operations of) systemdevices in a structure rather than the user having to interact with thesystem devices. Devices associated with a user, as referred to herein,includes devices that are (or can be) carried and/or worn by the user.That is, interaction personalization in accordance with one or moreembodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented by the use of acarried and/or worn mobile device, such as a smart phone or wristband(e.g., watch). Accordingly, embodiments of the present disclosure can befully automated and implemented without any burden or change in behaviorof the user.

As referred to herein, “system devices” include “smart” devices, devicesof a Building Management System and/or devices capable of joining asystem or network. For example, system devices can include sensors,controllers, actuators, gateways, lights, heating, ventilation and airconditioning (HVAC) system devices, water system devices, alarms,security devices, thermostats, shading devices, communication devices,appliances, etc.

A person may have personal preferences associated with comfort indifferent locations (sometimes referred to as rooms) of a structure.Such preferences may depend, for instance, on the type of room. Forexample, a person may prefer a temperature to be set to 69 degreesFahrenheit if they are in a living room (e.g., watching television) or73 degrees Fahrenheit if they are in a bathroom (e.g., exiting ashower). In some embodiments, wireless connection(s) can be establishedbetween the device and location beacons dispersed throughout thestructure in order to determine the device's location within thestructure. In other embodiments, the device's location can be determinedusing other location functionality (e.g., WiFi, GPS, etc.), forinstance.

Preferences may also depend on time context (e.g., a time of day, a dayof week, a time of year, etc.). For example, a person may preferdifferent lighting conditions inside during summer months in theafternoon than in winter months.

Embodiments of the present disclosure can determine these preferences,store them in memory, and use them to provide a comfort setting when theuser is in a particular location in a structure at a particular time. Insome embodiments, the preferences can be determined based on tracking(e.g., learning) behavior of the user over a period of time. Trackingcan include tracking user (e.g., device) location in conjunction withuser interaction(s) with system devices in the structure. Additionally,preferences can be determined directly through user input (e.g., intothe mobile device).

Providing comfort settings can include modifying (e.g., changing) anoperation, state, and/or mode of a system device. For example,modification can include activating or deactivating a device, adjustinga device, alternating between device modes, etc.

Embodiments of the present disclosure can store preferences associatedwith a plurality of users. It is to be understood that each user mayfind comfort with a unique set of comfort settings. In instances wheremultiple users may share a location, embodiments of the presentdisclosure can allow for hybridizing (e.g., compromising) their comfortsettings and/or prioritizing one user's comfort over another.

Some embodiments can run as a background service on the device and canestablish wireless connections between the device and location beaconswithin a structure in order to determine the device's location withinthe structure. In other embodiments, the device's location can bedetermined using a location functionality associated with the mobiledevice (e.g., WiFi, GPS, etc.), for instance. Accordingly, personalizedinteractions with system devices can be made by the mobile devicespecifically tailored to the comfort preferences of the user of thedevice.

In the following detailed description, reference is made to theaccompanying drawings that form a part hereof. The drawings show by wayof illustration how one or more embodiments of the disclosure may bepracticed.

These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those ofordinary skill in the art to practice one or more embodiments of thisdisclosure. It is to be understood that other embodiments may beutilized and that process changes may be made without departing from thescope of the present disclosure.

As will be appreciated, elements shown in the various embodiments hereincan be added, exchanged, combined, and/or eliminated so as to provide anumber of additional embodiments of the present disclosure. Theproportion and the relative scale of the elements provided in thefigures are intended to illustrate the embodiments of the presentdisclosure, and should not be taken in a limiting sense.

The figures herein follow a numbering convention in which the firstdigit or digits correspond to the drawing figure number and theremaining digits identify an element or component in the drawing.Similar elements or components between different figures may beidentified by the use of similar digits.

As used herein, “a” or “a number of” something can refer to one or moresuch things. For example, “a number of blocks” can refer to one or moreblocks.

FIG. 1 illustrates a system 100 for personalizing interaction with astructure 108 in accordance with one or more embodiments of the presentdisclosure. As shown in FIG. 1, system 100 includes a mobile device 102and a structure 108. The mobile device 102 can be a phone (e.g., a smartphone), a tablet, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a wrist-worndevice, among other types of computing devices.

As shown in FIG. 1, mobile device 102 includes a memory 104 and aprocessor 106 coupled to memory 104. Memory 104 can be any type ofstorage medium that can be accessed by processor 106 to perform variousexamples of the present disclosure. For example, memory 104 can be anon-transitory computer readable medium having computer readableinstructions (e.g., computer program instructions) stored thereon thatare executable by processor 106 to personalize interaction with thestructure 108 in accordance with one or more embodiments of the presentdisclosure. The computer readable instructions can be and/or be aportion of an application (e.g., a mobile application) which may bedownloadable over the internet, for instance.

Memory 104 can be volatile or nonvolatile memory. Memory 104 can also beremovable (e.g., portable) memory, or non-removable (e.g., internal)memory. For example, memory 104 can be random access memory (RAM) (e.g.,dynamic random access memory (DRAM) and/or phase change random accessmemory (PCRAM)), read-only memory (ROM) (e.g., electrically erasableprogrammable read-only memory (EEPROM) and/or compact-disc read-onlymemory (CD-ROM)), flash memory, a laser disc, a digital versatile disc(DVD) or other optical disk storage, and/or a magnetic medium such asmagnetic cassettes, tapes, or disks, among other types of memory.

Further, although memory 104 is illustrated as being located in mobiledevice 102, embodiments of the present disclosure are not so limited.For example, memory 104 can also be located internal to anothercomputing resource (e.g., enabling computer readable instructions to bedownloaded over the Internet or another wired or wireless connection).

As shown in FIG. 1, the memory 104 can include a comfort preference 105(discussed further below). Although one comfort preference is shown,embodiments of the present disclosure can include a plurality of comfortpreferences.

The structure 108 can be a home, a hotel, a motel, and/or an officebuilding, among other types of structures. Although one structure isshown, embodiments of the present disclosure can include a plurality ofstructures.

The structure 108 can include a location beacon 110-1 and a locationbeacon 110-2 (sometimes generally referred to as “location beacons110”). Although two location beacons are shown, embodiments of thepresent disclosure can include more or fewer location beacons. Thelocation beacons 110 can be transmitters configured to wirelesslyconnect with the mobile device 102 such as Bluetooth low energy (BLE)beacons, for instance, though embodiments of the present disclosure arenot so limited. For instance, the location beacons 110 can be WiFibeacons and/or femtocells, among other beacons. The location beacons 110can be coin cell devices, USB sticks, dongles, and/or other formfactors. The location beacons 110 can be a portion of an indoorproximity system, for instance. Each of the location beacons 110 can belocated at a respective location (e.g., position) in the structure 108.

The location beacons 110 can allow mobile device 102 to determine itslocation (e.g., position) within the structure 108. The location beacons110 can be used to determine a particular room of the structure 108 themobile device 102 is in based on a wireless connection between themobile device 102 and at least one location beacon 110 within thestructure 108. Where “room” is used in examples discussed herein, it isto be understood that other areas are included. For example, a user candefine a custom polygon in the structure 112 and the location beaconscan determine when a user has entered the polygon.

For example, the location beacons 110 can each transmit a universallyunique identifier recognized by the mobile device 102. When the mobiledevice 102 receives a transmission from one or more of location beacons110, it can determine the distance from the location beacon(s) 110. Insome embodiments, the mobile device 102 can triangulate, trilaterateand/or multilaterate its location using a plurality of the locationbeacons 110. The mobile device 102 can determine when a user associatedwith (e.g., carrying) the mobile device has entered, exited, or lingeredin a location (e.g., a room of the structure 108).

For the purposes of illustration, an example is discussed herein wherelocation beacon 110-1 is located in a first room of the structure 108and location beacon 110-2 is located in a second room of the structure108. It is to be understood that embodiments of the present disclosureare not limited to such a scenario.

The structure 108 can include a system device 112-1 and a system device112-2 (sometimes generally referred to as “system devices 112”).Although two system devices are shown, embodiments of the presentdisclosure can include more or fewer system devices. As previouslydiscussed, system devices 112 can include “smart” devices, devices of aBuilding Management System associated with the structure 108 and/ordevices capable of joining a system or network. For example, systemdevices can include sensors, controllers, lights, heating, ventilationand air conditioning (HVAC) system devices, water system devices,alarms, security devices, thermostats, shading devices, communicationdevices, appliances, etc.

For the purposes of illustration, and according to the examplepreviously discussed, system device 112-1 is discussed as being locatedin the first room of the structure 108 (e.g., the same room as thelocation beacon 110-1) and system device 112-2 is located in the secondroom of the structure 108 (e.g., the same room as the location beacon110-2). It is to be understood that embodiments of the presentdisclosure are not limited to such a scenario.

As previously discussed, embodiments of the present disclosure can trackmovements of the mobile device 102 (and by extension, the userassociated with mobile device 102) throughout the structure 108. Inorder to determine and/or learn comfort preferences (e.g., one or moresettings of one or more system devices 112) some embodiments cancorrelate user interactions with system devices 112 with determinedlocations and/or movements as well as their time(s) (e.g., timecontext(s)). In an example, it can be determined that the user typicallyturns the lights off in the living room as he leaves it on weeknightsafter 9:00 pm.

Such tracking can be carried out over a plurality of system devices 112over a period of time (e.g., a week, a month, a season, a year, etc.).In some embodiments the user can be prompted, via the mobile device 102,to input and/or select a comfort preference 105 responsive to the user'sdistance from one or more location beacons 110 being less than aparticular threshold. Being less than such a threshold can include theuser entering a room and/or zone associated with a particular locationbeacon (e.g., location beacon 110-1) and/or coming within a particulardistance of the location beacon. In some embodiments, being less thanthe threshold can include the user coming within a particular distanceof the structure 108. Coming within a particular instance can includethe user entering a particular region and/or bounded geometry, forinstance.

In an example, the user can define a comfort preference 105 for “wake uptime” (e.g., between 6:00 am and 7:00 am) where the preference includesthe lights being turned off, ventilation being on, temperature at 80degrees Fahrenheit, security system disarmed.

Additionally, comfort preferences can be determined based on localweather conditions affecting the structure 108. Accordingly, embodimentsof the present disclosure can be in communication with various weatherservices and/or sources of local weather conditions. In an example, acomfort preference 105 associated with a period of inclement weatherand/or cloud cover (e.g., blinds open) may differ from another comfortpreference 105 associated with a sunny day (e.g., blinds closed).

Once determined, comfort preferences can be stored in the memory 104 forsubsequent access and/or retrieval. The comfort preferences can bestored in association with the user and/or the mobile device (e.g., viaa device identifier). Embodiments of the present disclosure can retrievea particular comfort preference 105 and provide the comfortpreference(s) 105 when the user is in a particular location in thestructure and/or at a particular time. That is, embodiments can access apredefined comfort preference 105, stored in the memory 104, associatedwith a user of the mobile device 102 based on the particular room andthe time context. Some embodiments can run as a background service onthe mobile device 102 and can establish wireless connections between themobile device 102 device and location beacons 110.

To provide comfort preferences, embodiments of the present disclosurecan modify an operation of at least one of the system devices 112 in thestructure 108 (e.g., while the device is in the room). In other words,embodiments can change a state of the system devices 112 associated withthe room from a first state to a second state. For example, modificationcan include activating or deactivating any of system devices 112,adjusting (e.g., adjusting power, output, speed, etc.) any of systemdevices 112, alternating between modes, such as energy efficiency mode(e.g., off) and/or comfort mode (e.g., on) of any of system devices 112,etc.

The alternation between an energy efficient mode and a comfort mode canbe carried out responsive to occupancy determinations within thestructure 112, for instance. In an example, when no occupants aredetected within the structure 112, embodiments of the present disclosurecan default to an energy efficiency mode and switch to a comfort modewhen occupancy is detected (e.g., a user enters).

Such modification can be responsive to a distance between the mobiledevice and the particular location being less than a particularthreshold (as previously discussed). Additionally, such modification canbe responsive to a particular time (e.g., time of day, day of week,month, season, etc.). In some embodiments, the user may be prompted, viathe mobile device 102, for permission to modify an operation of at leastone of the system devices 112 of the structure 108. An example of such aprompt may include the text “would you like to activate the securitysystem?” and a way to indicate “yes” or “no.”

As previously discussed, comfort preferences can be stored for each of aplurality of users as each of the users may prefer different settings ofthe system devices 112. In instances where multiple users may share alocation (e.g., a structure, a zone, and/or a room), embodiments of thepresent disclosure can determine a comfort preference 105 based on apriority arrangement between the devices associated with the users. Someembodiments can allow for hybridizing (e.g., compromising) their comfortsettings; some embodiments can allow for prioritizing one user's comfortover another.

For example, if two users are sharing a room where one user prefers afirst temperature setting and the other user prefers a secondtemperature setting, some embodiments may modify one or more of thesystem devices 112 to provide a third temperature setting that fallsbetween the first and second temperature settings. Given the same set ofcircumstances, some embodiments may grant priority to one of the twousers and modify one or more of the system devices 112 to provide thetemperature setting preferred by that user. Priorities may bedetermined, set, and/or modified by a user having appropriate privileges(e.g., an owner and/or administrator of the structure 108), forinstance.

In some embodiments, other means of determining a location of the mobiledevice 102 can be utilized in lieu of, or in addition to, the use oflocation beacons 110. For example, the location can be determined usinglocation functionalities utilizing WiFi signals, GPS satellites,cellular towers, and/or others.

In some embodiments, once determined and/or stored in memory, comfortpreferences can be utilized for other purposes. For example, someembodiments may provide a recommendation associated with increasingefficient usage of energy in the structure 108 (e.g., reducing energyusage) by modifying a comfort preference 105 (e.g., increasing atemperature set point of a thermostat by one degree during the summer).The recommendation can include a potential monetary savings resultingfrom the modification. Accordingly, mobile devices in accordance withembodiments of the present disclosure can be in communication withvarious power providers and/or sources of local power cost information.

Additionally, some embodiments can provide a notification responsive toa deviation from a tracked and/or learned behavior (e.g., deviation froma historical relationship between the particular room of a structure 108the mobile device 102 is in and the time context). In one example, anotification can be provided if the user typically wakes up by a certaintime but has not woken up by that time on a particular day. Such anotification can be provided to the mobile device 102 and/or to anadditional device (e.g., a mobile device associated with a contact ofthe user).

Comfort preferences stored in the memory can be accessed and/orretrieved by a plurality of structures and/or devices of a plurality ofstructures. In an example, a user determines a comfort preference 105associated with a temperature in a hotel room. Embodiments of thepresent disclosure can retrieve and provide that comfort preference 105in the event that the user stays in a different hotel (e.g., a differentbranch of a hotel chain). Accordingly, the user's comfort may beautomatically maintained across various structures according to hispreferences.

FIG. 2 illustrates a method 214 personalizing interaction with astructure in accordance with one or more embodiments of the presentdisclosure. Method 214 may be performed by a mobile device (e.g., mobiledevice 102, previously described in connection with FIG. 1).

At block 216, method 214 includes determining a comfort preferenceassociated with a user of a mobile device corresponding to a particularlocation with respect to a structure. In some embodiments, a comfortpreference can be determined based on tracking movements of the mobiledevice (and by extension, the user associated with the mobile device)throughout the structure. In order to determine and/or learn comfortpreferences (e.g., one or more settings of one or more system devices)some embodiments can correlate user interactions with the devices withdetermined locations and/or movements as well as their time(s). That is,method 214 can include determining the comfort preference based on atleast one adjustment made to the at least one device over a particularperiod of time. In some embodiments the user can be prompted, via themobile device, to input and/or select a particular comfort preference.

At block 218, method 214 includes storing the comfort preference in amemory. Storing comfort preferences in the memory can allow subsequentretrieval of the comfort preferences. Embodiments of the presentdisclosure can retrieve a particular comfort preference and provide thecomfort preferences when the user is in a particular location in thestructure and/or at a particular time.

At block 220, method 214 includes modifying an operation of at least onedevice in the structure to provide the comfort preference responsive toa distance between the mobile device and the particular location beingless than a particular threshold. As previously discussed, modificationcan include activating or deactivating devices, adjusting (e.g.,adjusting power, output, speed, etc.) devices, alternating betweenmodes, such as energy efficiency mode (e.g., off) and/or comfort mode(e.g., on) of devices, etc. With respect to an example discussed inconnection with FIG. 1, some embodiments can change the state of thesystem device from the second state (e.g., on) to the first state (e.g.,off) responsive to a determination that the device is no longer in theroom (e.g., the device has moved from the first room to the secondroom).

Providing the comfort preference can include modifying operations of oneor more devices in an effort to provide the comfort preference. Forexample, if a user desires a room to be set to 69 degrees Fahrenheit buthas left a door open during a cold winter night, system devices may bephysically unable to provide the comfort preference because of thecircumstances and/or limitations of system devices (e.g., a furnace maybe unable to produce enough warm air to counteract the cold air enteringthrough the open door). In such examples, providing the comfortpreference can include the modification of operations of one or moredevices despite the difficulty or unlikelihood of attaining the comfortpreference due to various external circumstances.

In some embodiments, method 214 can include determining, by the mobiledevice, a status of the provision of the comfort preference. That is,the user can be shown device(s) that may have been activated and/ordeactivated in order to provide the comfort preference. The user can beshown a time (e.g., estimated time) until and/or when the comfortpreference will be provided. In some embodiments, the mobile device cancommunicate with various system devices to make such a determination. Insome embodiments, the mobile device by include one or more sensingdevices that can determine the status of the provision of the comfortpreference.

Determining whether the distance between the mobile device and theparticular location is less than the particular threshold can includedetermining a distance between the mobile device and at least onelocation beacon associated with the structure. The distance between themobile device and the particular location being less than the particularthreshold can include the mobile device being determined to be locatedin the particular room, for instance. The distance between the mobiledevice and the particular location being less than the particularthreshold can include the mobile device being determined to be within aparticular distance from the structure or within a particular region in(or outside of) the structure, for instance.

Although specific embodiments have been illustrated and describedherein, those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that anyarrangement calculated to achieve the same techniques can be substitutedfor the specific embodiments shown. This disclosure is intended to coverany and all adaptations or variations of various embodiments of thedisclosure.

It is to be understood that the above description has been made in anillustrative fashion, and not a restrictive one. Combination of theabove embodiments, and other embodiments not specifically describedherein will be apparent to those of skill in the art upon reviewing theabove description.

The scope of the various embodiments of the disclosure includes anyother applications in which the above structures and methods are used.Therefore, the scope of various embodiments of the disclosure should bedetermined with reference to the appended claims, along with the fullrange of equivalents to which such claims are entitled.

In the foregoing Detailed Description, various features are groupedtogether in example embodiments illustrated in the figures for thepurpose of streamlining the disclosure. This method of disclosure is notto be interpreted as reflecting an intention that the embodiments of thedisclosure require more features than are expressly recited in eachclaim.

Rather, as the following claims reflect, inventive subject matter liesin less than all features of a single disclosed embodiment. Thus, thefollowing claims are hereby incorporated into the Detailed Description,with each claim standing on its own as a separate embodiment.

What is claimed:
 1. A non-transitory machine-readable medium havinginstructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, causethe processor to: determine a comfort preference associated with a userof a mobile device corresponding to a particular location with respectto a structure; store the comfort preference in a memory; and modify anoperation of the at least one system device in the structure to providethe comfort preference responsive to a distance between the mobiledevice and the particular location being less than a particularthreshold.
 2. The medium of claim 1, including instructions to receivean input to set the comfort preference via a mobile device.
 3. Themedium of claim 1, including instructions to determine the comfortpreference based on a time of day.
 4. The medium of claim 1, includinginstructions to determine the comfort preference based on adjustmentsmade to the at least one system device during at least one userinteraction with the at least one system device over a particular periodof time.
 5. The medium of claim 1, including instructions to determinethe comfort preference corresponding to a particular room of thestructure.
 6. The medium of claim 5, including instructions to determinethat the distance between the mobile device and the particular locationis less than the particular threshold responsive to a determination thatthe mobile device is located in the particular room.
 7. The medium ofclaim 1, including instructions to determine that the distance betweenthe mobile device and the particular location is less than theparticular threshold responsive to a determination that the mobiledevice is within a particular distance from the structure.
 8. The mediumof claim 7, including instructions to determine the distance between themobile device and the particular location using a location functionalityassociated with the mobile device.
 9. The medium of claim 1, includinginstructions to determine that the distance between the mobile deviceand the particular location is less than the particular threshold basedon a determined distance between the mobile device and at least onelocation beacon associated with the structure.
 10. The medium of claim1, including instructions to determine a status of the provision of thecomfort preference.
 11. A device for personalizing interaction with astructure, comprising: a memory; and a processor configured to executeexecutable instructions stored in the memory to: determine a particularroom of a structure the device is in based on a wireless connectionbetween the device and at least one location beacon within thestructure; determine a time context while the device is in the room;access a predefined comfort preference, stored in the memory, associatedwith a user of the device based on the particular room and the timecontext; and change a state of a system device associated with the roomfrom a first state to a second state while the device is in the room toprovide the comfort preference.
 12. The device of claim 11, wherein theinstructions include instructions executable to change the state of thesystem device from the second state to the first state responsive to adetermination that the device is no longer in the room.
 13. The deviceof claim 11, wherein the instructions are executable as a backgroundservice on the device.
 14. The device of claim 11, wherein theinstructions include instructions executable to provide a recommendationassociated with reducing energy usage by modifying the comfortpreference.
 15. The device of claim 11, wherein the instructions includeinstructions executable to provide a notification responsive to adeviation from a historical relationship between the particular room ofa structure the device is in and the time context.
 16. The device ofclaim 11, wherein the device is a smart phone.
 17. The device of claim11, wherein the device is a wearable device.
 18. A system forpersonalizing interaction with a structure, comprising: a mobile device;a plurality of system devices associated with a structure; and aplurality of location beacons, each at a respective location in thestructure wherein: the plurality of location beacons are configured towirelessly connect with the mobile device; the mobile device isconfigured to determine a location of the mobile device in the structurebased a wireless connection with at least one of the plurality oflocation beacons; and the plurality of system devices are configured toalternate between an energy efficiency mode and a comfort mode based onthe determined location of the mobile device in the structure.
 19. Thesystem of claim 18, wherein the mobile device is configured to determinelocal weather conditions and alternate between the energy efficiencymode and the comfort mode based on the local weather conditions.
 20. Thesystem of claim 18, wherein the system includes another mobile device,and wherein the plurality of system devices are configured to alternatebetween an energy efficiency mode and a comfort mode based on thedetermined location of the mobile device in the structure, a determinedlocation of the other mobile device in the structure, and a priorityarrangement between the mobile device and the other mobile device.